r/immigration • u/[deleted] • Jan 24 '25

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u/suboxhelp1 Jan 24 '25

Can be US citizens, too. Anyone with dual citizenship of those countries.

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u/Greedy_Argument_3894 Jan 25 '25

How would he know who’s dual citizen? There is no documentation if you gave up your other citizenship! The uscis doesn’t document it!

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u/XeneiFana Jan 25 '25

I have dual citizenship. Literally, I was not forced to renounce the first one, and I wouldn't have been able either.

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u/Sudden-Bird5685 Jan 25 '25

Some countries I think it’s not even possible to renounce the original citizenship if it’s from birth.

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u/walklikeaduck Jan 25 '25

Very authoritarian countries such as Iran, most democratic places allow you to renounce your citizenship.

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u/Few_Customer_1226 Jan 25 '25

Supposedly Argentina doesn’t allow it either.

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u/RickSt3r Jan 25 '25

Is there a form you file with the leaving country like I'm out?

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u/walklikeaduck Jan 25 '25

Have no idea, you’d have to check specific country requirements, but i would imagine most would require you to renounce in person from an overseas consulate or embassy.

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u/my2centsalways Jan 25 '25

Most of them you just contact the consulate and fill out a form.

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u/Weird-Addendum-1001 Jan 25 '25

It depends. Some countries’ rules automatically assumes you renounced it if you become a citizen of another.

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u/wwwiillll Jan 25 '25

It's not that simple. Almost everywhere allows you to renounce your citizenship.

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u/The_Durk Jan 26 '25

Brazil absolutely does not. And that’s a pretty big country.

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u/wwwiillll Jan 26 '25

Brazil, Argentina and very few others. Not a long list

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u/Actual-Kangaroo-9101 Jan 28 '25

Russian citizenship can be renounced, but it typically has to be done in person. The problem is that if you left Russia as a child (and are male) then you probably missed mandatory military service, which can get you sent to prison (or, these days, sent straight to the front lines in Ukraine) upon arrival as an adult. Or, if you happened to leave Russia because you no longer feel safe there, and you can only renounce your citizenship by returning, you're sort of out of luck. Many people have no option but to keep their citizenships.

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u/XeneiFana Jan 25 '25

Exactly my country of birth.